Dear NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board,

I would be grateful if you could please answer the following questions with regards to both tier 3 and tier 4 weight management services within your PCO.

Please answer as many questions as you can - If a question is not relevant, please state N/A.

Tier 3

1. Does your PCO offer a tier 3 weight management service (or equivalent specialist weight management service)? Is it self-commissioned? If commissioned elsewhere, where (other ICB/ health board/ trust)?

2. For how many patients is your PCO’s tier 3 weight management service (or equivalent specialist weight management service) commissioned for?

3. How many patients have been referred from your PCO to a tier 3 weight management service (or equivalent specialist weight management service) in the past 12 months?

4. What is the average waiting time to access your Tier 3 weight management service (or equivalent specialist weight management service) in the past 12 months?

Tier 4

5. Does your PCO have access to a tier 4 weight management service? If so, who Commissions it?

6. How many patients have been referred to your PCO’s tier 4 weight management service (or equivalent specialist weight management service) in the past 12 months?

7. What is the Current number of patients on a waiting list for Tier 4 weight management services in your PCO

8. What is the average waiting time to access your Tier 4 weight management service?

OTHER

9. How many patients were referred through the 'local enhanced service for referrals' to weight management services in your PCO?

Many thanks for taking the time to answer these questions.

Kindest Regards,
Oli

Yours faithfully,

Oliver Caswell